Lieutenant Commander Dustin Zofchak practically sprinted down the corridors of the Alexandria. He couldn't believe it at first until Doctor Plumley had shown him the readout on her tricorder that this was this universe's Amanda Zofchak. At first he wanted to bring the twins along but then he decided against it, not wanting to overwhelm his sister. He walked through the sickbay doors and zeroed in on his sister. She was lying on a biobed with the blanket coming up to her shoulders. He slowly approached her.

The doctor told him what had occurred on the base and he was eternally grateful for the doctor saving his sister's life. A sister he had thought he lost. A sister he got back. The dreams of his sister slightly made more sense now. It was his subconscious telling him that she was still alive. That was one of the differences between the dreams of Avery and the dreams of Amanda. The dreams of Avery showed her body while the dreams of Amanda did not.

He stood at her bedside staring down at her. She opened her eyes as if she knew he was there. Amanda leaned up and the two siblings hugged each other tightly, tears streaming down both of their faces. A family that was once broken by war was now slightly mended again.

Counselor Troi stood nearby just outside of Plumley's office with a smile on her face. She was happy for the Zofchak family to have gotten one of its members back. She stepped out into the corridor to give the two siblings time to themselves.

Meanwhile, Doctor Plumley and Lieutenant McKenzie sat in Ten Forward enjoying a drink with one another. Doctor Zimmerman had arrived onboard and was conducting interviews with other crewmembers for his evaluation on Plumley's candidacy for the Long Term Medical Hologram.

"So, how does it feel, saving your first patient?" Plumley asked.

McKenzie tried but failed to hide a satisfied smile. Nodding, she said, "I'll definitely be steeping up the field medicine training for my people, that's for sure." Her smile turned mischievous. "I'm thinking I might also add something about the tactical applications of exoscalpels and other medical equipment. That was some fast thinking on your part. In fact, I was amazed at how well you handled yourself during the whole incident." She paused for a moment, and her expression faltered. I have to admit I had my doubts when things started to go bad. I wasn't sure how you'd react."

"Well, I had my own doubts." Plumley replied. "But not anymore. The captain was right about you." It took physical effort for Plumley not to smile at McKenzie's shocked expression.

"The captain's talked to you about me?"

The doctor nodded. "A few times, most recently just before we left. I wasn't sure you were up for something requiring this kind of finesse, but he told me not to worry. He's never doubted you, not once."

McKenzie was silent as she seemed to let the affirmation sink in. "Thank you, Doctor."

"You can call me, Amanda." Plumley said.

Plumley heard the doors to Ten Forward open but she thought nothing of it as many crewmembers walk in and out regularly. That is until she heard the voice of a little girl calling to her mother. She immediately recognized the voice. Her head shot around and her body followed seconds later as she saw her daughter Aoki running across the lounge towards her. Plumley knelt down out of her chair and embraced her daughter. She stood up with Aoki still in her arms and looked to see her husband Maxime walking across Ten Forward with Kairi and Kaiden in his arms. She did not expect to see her family. She wasn't complaining but she wondered what they were doing on the ship.

While they still held their kids, Maxime and Amanda leaned in for a brief kiss. Plumley would've given him a much longer and intimate kiss but she wanted to maintain a professional image in front of the crew. Max was a medium height man with short dark hair and face that hasn't been shaved in days. Aoki was the spitting image of her mother but with her father's british accent. Kairi and Kaiden had the lighter hair color of the family and Amanda could not figure out why they had the hair color they had.

"What are you doing onboard, Max?" Plumley asked.

"We were invited by a Doctor Zimmerman. He said that we were vital to something involving you." Max replied.

Amanda let a grin slip past. He could've at least told me they were coming.

"What is this thing that we're vital to?" Max asked.

"I've been chosen as a candidate for the Long Term Medical Hologram." Plumley replied.

"Hologram?" Aoki asked.

"That means that a picture of mommy is going to be on a lot of starships." Plumley said. Her voice changed to a much more of a lighter tone as she spoke to her daughter. "Are you guys hungry?"

The twins nodded frantically as Aoki verbally expressed her hunger. Amanda turned back to McKenzie who was staring at the star field.

"Would you mind excusing me, Jules?"

McKenzie was brought back to the current situation, not realizing she was daydreaming. "Oh go ahead. Go spend time with your family."

Amanda thanked her with a smile before leaving with her family. McKenzie's smile faded when the doctor and her family were out of sight and she peered down to the green liquid in the square shaped glass that she rotated with her index finger and thumb.

Why am I stalling on something like this? Am I afraid? Afraid of what? It didn't take Hoshi long, so why is it taking me so long?

Meanwhile, Captain Allensworth stood in his dimly lit quarters, setting the table with plates, silverware and even lit candles. He had just finished placing the silverware when he heard the harmonious chime of a transporter beam behind him. He turned around and smiled to see a Lieutenant Dowler standing there with a bouquet of blue and silver Andorian flowers in her hand.

"Something wrong with the door?" Allensworth asked.

"I didn't think it would be wise for me to be seen carrying flowers to the captain's quarters."

"Fair enough."

Allensworth inhaled the scent of the flowers the lieutenant held. The smell caused the captain to think of winter. It was no surprise considering that Andor was covered in ice but it still amazed him that these flowers still held such a fragrance. It was as if he was sniffing snow and ice.

Dowler replicated a vase and placed the flowers inside then placed the vase on the table in between the two candles. "Besides, I thought these would go good as a table setting for our second date."

The End